Ayatollah Khomeini
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: One the most famous postmedieval Muslim religious leaders anywhere, Khomeini directed the Iranian Revolution of 1978 and 1979, established the Islamic Republic of Iran in April, 1979, and ruled the country thereafter for ten years. His legacy also included inspiring fundamentalist Muslim activism throughout the world.
Early Life
Ruhollah Khomeini was born in the small town of Khomein to a local Shiʿi cleric who was killed a year later in a quarrel with employees of an absentee landlord. Ruhollah was reared at an aunt’s house, there...
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